Sidney J. Furie

Stanley Kubrick was a big fan of I ragazzi della Compagnia C (1978) and cited that film as the direct inspiration for Full Metal Jacket (1987). Many critics have identified similarities between the two films including, not least of all, the casting of R. Lee Ermey who plays Marine Drill Instructor Sgt. Joyce in Furie's film and Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Kubrick's.

The truth is, whether your film is about the great mythological character you have to do right, or it's a little movie that nobody ever heard of, you still approach it like it's the most important thing in the world. But failing goes with the territory. Filmmakers are like gunslingers, and you don't win every duel.